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FRA Administrator Joe Szabo to keynote Operation Lifesaver 2014 Leadership Conference
(Source: Operation Lifesaver press release, February 10, 2014) ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Operation Lifesaver (OLI), the national, nonprofit rail safety education organization, will hold its 2014 Leadership Conference and Training Seminars May 14-15 at the Embassy Suites,...
KCS praises Maintenance of Way team for handling Winter Storm Nika
(Source: Kansas City Southern press release, February 7, 2014) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The biggest news of the week for KCS’ U.S. network was Winter Storm Nika, which blanketed Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma with several inches of snow,...
Amtrak disruptions in ND to continue until March; heavy freight traffic ties up rail lines
(Source: The Forum, February 10, 2014) GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Westbound Amtrak train service will continue to bypass Grand Forks and Devils Lake through North Dakota until at least Feb. 28. That means passengers with stops in Grand Forks, Devils Lake and Rugby will be...
Senator calls meeting with BNSF, farm groups to address agriculture shipping delays
(Source: Associated Press, February 11, 2014) BISMARCK, N.D. -- Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) says he's bringing together railroad and farm officials to address agriculture shipping delays. Full story: The Republic
Empty spaces and packed trains as thousands paid for Super Bowl parking they didn’t use
(Source: The Record, February 10, 2014) NEWARK -- More than $400,000 worth of prime parking for Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium — some 2,000 parking passes and 300 charter bus permits — was purchased, but never used, according to interviews conducted by The...
NJ transportation chief orders review of NJ Transit Super Bowl logjam
(Source: The Record, February 11, 2014) NEWARK -- Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson has directed two NJ Transit board members to look into why thousands of Super Bowl fans who heeded the call to use mass transit to get to the game were left stranded for hours in...
Metra seeks riders’ feedback after just 30% of trains on time in January storm
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, February 10, 2014) CHICAGO -- Metra launched a massive customer service survey Monday as it conceded under legislative grilling that only 30 percent of Metra trains were on time during the extreme cold that gripped the Chicago area Jan....
Lawmakers grill new Metra boss over weather problems
(Source: Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2014) CHICAGO -- Metra's new boss faced an intense grilling Monday at a state hearing looking into the commuter railroad's massive failures during winter storms. Full story: Chicago Tribune
New president takes over at Metro-North Railroad
(Source: CBS New York, February 10, 2014) HARTFORD, Conn. -- Metro-North Railroad is under new leadership. Joseph Giulietti took over at the helm for Howard Permut at a time when the railroad is dealing with a number of issues. Full story and audio: CBS New York
Railway Age: The crude oil challenge
(Source: Railway Age, February 10, 2014) NEW YORK -- If history records 2012 as the year when modern crude by rail (CBR) came into its own, 2013 will be remembered as a time of a nearly two-fold increase in that business, and as a time for examining more closely the...
